Abortion+Deaths+-+S

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

* The Colonial Era
 * ** Women's Stories ** || Explore More by Time Frame || All Deaths by Name ||
 * * **"Felicia" S. ,** March 6, 1970 Age: 16
 * Six-month lingering death from congestive heart failure
 * Unspecified San Francisco hospital abortion
 * **"@Maeve S.,"** May 10, 1910 Age: 25
 * Unidentified midwife; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Stella Saenz**, April 13, 1968 Age: 42
 * Unspecified California hospital
 * Infection and anaphylactic shock
 * **Cora Sammis**, February 11, 1879 Age: 21
 * Lay abortionist Bertha Berger convicted
 * **Angela Sanchez**, January 19, 1993 Age: 27
 * Alicia Hanna posing as doctor Clinica Feminina de la Communidad, convicted of murder
 * Reaction to medication; tried to dispose of body
 * **Lucy Sanchez**, January 26, 1956 Age: 27
 * Lay abortionist Lois Brown convicted of murder
 * **Geraldine Santoro**
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/GeriSantoroSmall.jpg]]
 * June 8, 1964 Age: 28
 * Lover Clyde Dixon caused embolism; abandoned Geri in motel room
 * Dixon pleaded //nolo contender//
 * **Catherine Sartelopoulos**, July 16, 1913 Age: 24
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Angela Satterfield,** October 15, 1990 Age: 23
 * Failure to diagnose ectopic pregnancy at Statewide Clinic
 * **Adeline Savroch,** January 29, 1883
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Sylvia Sawdy,** December 23, 1885 Age: 21
 * Lover, Harry McDowell, convicted of manslaughter
 * **Mary Sayers,** May 1, 1925 Age: 26
 * Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Claudette Sayles,** July 30, 1960 Age: 23
 * Possible lay abortionist acquitted
 * **Gertrude Schaefer,** May 17, 1919 Age: 27
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Gladys Schaffer,** February 17, 1929 Age: 23
 * Second of two deaths linked to midwife Emma Schultz
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **@Agnes Schaffner**, December 18, 1914 Age: 31
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **@Anna Schanck,** February 8, 1915 Age: 25
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Carole Schaner,** October 20, 1971 Age: 37
 * Second of two women to bleed to death during outpatient hysterotomy abortion by Dr. Jesse Ketchum
 * No prosecution; already being prosecuted for the other death
 * **Fannie Scheiner,** November 15, 1912 Age: 33
 * Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Mary Schloendorn**, June 5, 1914 Age: 28
 * Unidentified midwife; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Paulina Schneider**, March 17, 1907
 * Physician acquitted for unspecified reasons
 * **Mary Schneller**, July 8, 1888 Age: 23
 * Physician implicated and sued but evidently not prosecuted
 * **Florence Schnoor**
 * [[image:FlorenceNimickSchnoorSmall.jpg]]
 * February 14, 1942 Age: 24
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **@May Schoer,** January 8, 1915
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Minnie Schofield,** March 13, 1917 Age: 33
 * Physician acquitted for reasons not indicated in source
 * **Lauretta Schranz**, October 16, 1923 Age: 16
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Caroline Schroeder**, January 21, 1899 Age: 28
 * Second of two deaths linked to midwife Theresa Muenster
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * Celia Schulz, March 28, 1910 Age: 29
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of death unknown to me
 * **Gloria Schultz,** July 3, 1929 Age: 19
 * Dr. W. B. Parke convicted of manslaughter
 * **Geraldine Schuyler**
 * [[image:GeraldineSchuylerTN.png width="68" height="81" link="Geraldine Schuyler"]]
 * January 23, 1944 Age: 20
 * Last of three deaths linked to Dr. George Fosberg
 * Convicted of manslaughter
 * **Mary Schwartz**, May 20, 1934 Age: 22
 * First of three deaths linked to Dr. Justin Mitchell
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Pearl Schwier**, July 12, 1970 Age: 42
 * Hysterotomy abortion (like a C-section) in New York hospital
 * Fatal reaction to anesthesia
 * **Angela Scott**, June 9, 1979 Age: 19
 * First of two teens fatally injured within the same hour
 * Cardio-respiratory arrest
 * Dr. Jacob Adams, Atlanta Women's Pavilion
 * **@Anna Scott**, September 7, 1922 Age: 28
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Annie Sczepkowski**, October 20, 1921 Age: 30
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Catherine Seabrooke**, November 19, 1913 Age: 27
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Christine Seifred**, December 16, 1874 Age: c. 34
 * Possible lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Victoria Seronka**, August 27, 1970 Age: 17
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Ida Shaddock**
 * [[image:IdaShaddockTN.jpg]]
 * March 31, 1891 Age: 17
 * Hung jury, delays, final acquittal for Dr. Samuel Hall
 * **Myrtle Shall,** August 29, 1926 Age: 22
 * Self-induced by unspecified method
 * **Emma Shanahan,** April 24, 1921
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Elizabeth Shaw,** June, 1935 (?) Age 24
 * One of six deaths to which Dr. Guy E. Brewer pleaded guilty
 * **Semika Shaw,** March 4, 2000 Age: 22
 * First of two deaths of Dr. Kermit Gosnell
 * Sepsis
 * **Rita Shea,** December 4, 1965 Age: 33
 * Abortion in motel room
 * Dr. Benjamin Lockhart confessed
 * **Fannie Shead,** June 21, 1929 Age: 25
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Barbara Shelgren,** January 22, 1900 Age: 25
 * Third of four deaths linked to Dr. Paulina Bechtel
 * Case dismissed by judge
 * **Oriane Shevin**
 * [[image:OrianeShevinTN.jpg link="cemeteryofchoice/Oriane Shevin"]]
 * June 14, 2005 Age: 34
 * Sepsis from medication abortion
 * Dr. Christopher Dotson, Eve Surgical Center
 * **Ellen Shirah,** August 31, 1910 Age: 34
 * Unspecified physician; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Nellie Shuff ,** March 7, 1908 Age: 26
 * Elderly midwife Johanna White convicted
 * **@Mary Shvernieckas,** May 3, 1915
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **@Delores Mae Siddall,** August 23, 1961 Age: 29
 * Lay abortionist Hugh McLeod Pheaster admitted guilt after acquittal
 * Body disposed of and never located
 * **Bessie Simons,** March 19, 1907 Age: 30
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Daisy Singerland,** April 22, 1923 Age: 30
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Ozella Skains**
 * [[image:OzellaSmall.png]]
 * March 8, 1954 Age: 24
 * Boyfriend, chiropractor John Goetschel, confessed but was acquitted; jury unable to conclude his abortion efforts had caused death
 * **Helen Skoza,** July 3, 1917 Age: 31
 * First of two deaths linked to nurse Elizabeth Schade
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Wanda Skrzypzak,** January 21, 1919 Age: 26
 * Two physicians indicted
 * Case dropped amid evidence of corruption
 * **Gloria Small ,** March 7, 1978 Age: 43
 * Dr. Ronald Tauber, Orlando Birthing Center
 * Uterine perforation during risky outpatient abortion
 * Delay in seeking adequate care; bled to death
 * **Anna Mae Smith,** June 19, 1927 Age: 20
 * Last of three deaths linked to Dr. George F. Slater
 * Killed self before he could be arrested
 * **Deloris Smith,** October 24, 1979 Age: 15
 * Second of two teens fatally injured in one hour at Atlanta Women's Pavillion
 * Left unattended with anesthesia drip running
 * Four months in coma until death
 * **Diane Smith,** September 11, 1976 Age: 23
 * Unspecified Chicago facility
 * Perforation, sepsis, death
 * **@Ethel Smith,** November 29, 1934 Age: 20
 * Dr. C. C. Stewart convicted of manslaughter
 * **Jacqueline Smith **
 * [[image:JackieSmithHeadshotSmall.png]]
 * December 24, 1955 Age: 20
 * Body dismembered and disposed of in trash cans
 * Scrub nurse Leobaldo Pejuan convicted
 * **Laura Hope Smith**
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/LauraSmithSmall.jpg]]
 * September 13, 2007 Age: 22
 * Untrained staff assisting with anesthesia; no resuscitation equipment
 * Dr. Rapin Osathanondh pleaded guilty to manslaughter
 * **Lucille Smith **, March 6, 1928 Age: 23
 * First of two deaths linked to midwife Emma Schultz
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Margaret Smith ,** July 20, 1918 Age: 18
 * Self-induced by unspecified method
 * **Margaret Louise Smith,** June 16, 1971 Age: 25
 * First of two women to bleed to death after legal hysterotomy (like a C-section) performed outpatient by Dr. Jesse Ketchum
 * Convicted of criminally negligent homicide
 * **Rose Smith**, May 5, 1941 Age 23
 * Second of two deaths linked to midwife Magdaline Motzny-Stegeman
 * No prosecution; possible corruption
 * **Teresa Smith,** August 7, 1988 Age: 31
 * Pulmonary embolism during abortion at unspecified facility
 * **Victoria Smith,** January 21, 1926 Age: 38
 * Possible lay abortionist indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **@Signia Sobbry**, December 1, 1929 Age: 25
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **@Mary Sorce,** October 21, 1915 Age: 33
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Laura Sorrels,** August 6, 1988 Age: 30
 * Found dead in motel room
 * Unspecified facility failed to diagnose ectopic pregnancy
 * **Eliza Sowers,** October 13, 1838 Age: 21
 * Dr. Henry Chauncey convicted of abortion
 * **Elizabeth Spalding,** February 24, 1913 Age: 30
 * Midwife acquitted for reasons not specified
 * **Paulina Sproc,** June 16, 1910 Age: 35
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Dorothy Spuhr,** November 16, 1905 Age: 18
 * First of two deaths linked to midwife Julia Gibson
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Elizabeth Staley**
 * [[image:ElizabethStaleyTN.jpg]]
 * March 6, 1967 Age: 22
 * Husband convicted of perpetrating abortion
 * **Catherine Stange,** August 21, 1923 Age: 32
 * Politically connected physician acquitted
 * **Esther Stark,** June 11, 1917 Age: 23
 * Midwife Mary Groh suspected; died before investigation was complete
 * **Lillian Stelborn,** October 2, 1908 Age: 19
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Mary Stepen,** April 29, 1914 Age: 37
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **@Callie Stewart,** March 17, 1915
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **@Ida Stewart,** September 20, 1900 Age: 37
 * Unidentified doctor; outcome of case unknown to me
 * [[image:ChristiStileTN.jpg width="64" height="84"]]**Christi Stile**
 * March 29, 2015, age: 39
 * Dr. Ronald Kuseski
 * Mayfair Women's Center, Aurora, CO
 * **Mrs. Edward Stolker** April, 1919
 * Husband accused of doing abortion using turpentine
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Elise Stone,** August 18 (?), 1917 Age: 18
 * First of two deaths in two months linked to Dr. A. H. Yates
 * Acquitted for reasons not indicted in source
 * **Mary Stone,** October 15, 1854 Age: 26
 * Self-induced with oil of tansy
 * **Elizabeth Strazdas,** November 19, 1924 Age: 38
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Anna Strazynski ,** June 7, 1924 Age: 27
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Fern Strecker,** April 26, 1926 Age: 26
 * Second of two deaths linked to nurse Elizabeth Schade
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Celia Steele,** March 15, 1917 Age: 24
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Elizabeth Strobel,** January 4, 1924 Age: 28
 * Possible lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Kathryn Strong,** January 22, 1972 Age: 26
 * Dr. Harold Van Maren, Civic Center Hospital
 * Bled to death
 * **Mary Strugnall,** February 3, 1929 Age: 16
 * Physician acquitted for reasons not indicated
 * **Amelia Strumbas**, May 30, 1929 Age: 19
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Julia Suchora**, June 18, 1917 Age: 19
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Jennifer Suddeth,** June 30, 1982 Age: 17
 * Bled to death after discharge
 * Dr. Frank Robinson acquitted of manslaughter
 * **Mary Sudik**, February 12, 1923 Age: 20
 * Dr. A. B. C. Davis convicted of murder
 * **Tami Suematsu,** August 19, 1988 Age: 19
 * 7th of 16 deaths at NAF chain Family Planning Associates
 * Bronchial spasm, respiratory arrest
 * **Margaret Sullivan,** October 1, 1922 Age: 21
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Sarah Sullivan,** May 30, 1876 Age: 18
 * "Doctress" charged with manslaughter; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Clara Belle Sutliff,** February 13, 1897 Age: 29
 * Well-connected physician acquitted
 * **Dora Swan,** March 23, 1907 Age: 24
 * First of five deaths attributed to Dr. Louise Achtenberg
 * Outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Eva Swan**
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/EvaSwanSmall.jpg]]
 * April 30, 1910 Age 24
 * Physician charged; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Lydia Swanson,** January 26, 1920 Age: 23
 * Physician acquitted for reasons not given in source
 * **Alma Swanson,** July 11, 1904 Age: 24
 * Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Sophie Suida,** June 17, 1918 Age: 25
 * Dr. L. D. Tucholska died in jail awaiting trial
 * **Lillian Swing,** August 15, 1909 Age: 15
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Rosa May Swope **, July 5, 1901 Age: 24
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Wanda Szidzewicz ,** February 26, 1924 Age: 23
 * Midwife Ida Cantor convicted ||
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